The next day, the matchmaker from the officials arrived at the Zhou household with a reply, and her visit was witnessed by more than one person. Once the matchmaker had left, the news spread throughout the Zhou village, and Lady Wang hurried over as soon as she heard.
Lady Wang said enviously, "Yesterday, I heard from the head of our house about Chang Lian's marriage arrangement with Miss Dong, and I was excited the whole night. I couldn't sleep a wink, and kept thinking about the matchmaker's response. I rushed over as quickly as I could but missed her. What did the matchmaker say?"
